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Tech, healthcare sectors project highest salary increase for 2021: report
Tech, healthcare sectors project highest salary increase for 2021: report
Managers who switch companies may see an increase of 5% to 10% in salary.
Dine-in restrictions to ease by July 12
Groups of five can dine together in F&B establishments starting next week.
Q2 records highest vacancy rates for CBD Grade A offices in 3 years
Vacancy rates surged to 4.6% in Q2 2021.
MAS extends support facility for SMEs
The extension is from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Ready for takeoff: STE’s recovery in sight as Airbus ramps up production
Airbus targets to increase production to 45 per month by the fourth quarter.
Daily Briefing: SG amongst top cities for remote work; Review of COVID-19 response more apt than Commission of Inquiry, says official
And NTU still resolving hall allocation issues.
Market Update: STI up 0.39%
Keppel Corp fell by 0.74%.
Chart of the Day: SGX total share buyback for H1 2021 hits $368m
It was down from the 81 stocks buying back $663m in combined consideration in H1 2020.
May food and beverage sales increase by 46.4% to $617m
More than a third of F&B sales were done online.
Retail sales up 79.7% to $3.3b in May
However, this is still below pre-COVID levels.
Why companies eye financial investments in Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland tells Singapore Business Review about the many benefits of being located in the region.
Public feedback sought on amendments to Companies, LLPs Acts
The government is proposing four key amendments to transparency and beneficial ownership of companies and limited liability partnerships.
Only 15% of Singaporeans have adequate critical illness coverage
The Life Insurance Association recommends critical illness coverage 3.9 times the annual income.
MAS seeks enhancement of investigative powers
This includes the power for MAS to enter premises without prior notice or a court warrant.
Manufacturing sector expands for 12th straight month
The Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index was at 50.8 in June.
CapitaLand subsidiary invests $216.6m in first India data centre
It will be one of the largest data centre campuses in Airoli, Navi Mumbai.
Daily briefing: Online fashion retailers in SG take sustainable route; Ministers to respond to claims; FTA give foreigners 'free hand'
And Ministry of Transport to bring Changi Airport to "a new phase of life".
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